Index: openacs-4/packages/xowf/tcl/test-item-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowf/tcl/test-item-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.7.2.110 -r1.7.2.111
--- openacs-4/packages/xowf/tcl/test-item-procs.tcl	9 Feb 2021 14:34:06 -0000	1.7.2.110
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowf/tcl/test-item-procs.tcl	26 Feb 2021 10:49:20 -0000	1.7.2.111
@@ -2547,7 +2547,8 @@
 
         setInterval(function () {
           var current_date = new Date().getTime();
-          var seconds_left = (countdown_target_date - current_date) / 1000;
+          var absolute_seconds_left = (countdown_target_date - current_date) / 1000;
+          var seconds_left = absolute_seconds_left
           var HTML = '';
 
           countdown_days = parseInt(seconds_left / 86400);
@@ -2559,7 +2560,7 @@
 
           var alarmseconds = countdown.parentNode.dataset.alarmseconds;
           if (typeof alarmseconds !== 'undefined') {
-            var full_seconds = Math.trunc(seconds_left);
+            var full_seconds = Math.trunc(absolute_seconds_left);
             // for testing purposes, use: (full_seconds % 5 == 0)
             if (alarmseconds.includes(full_seconds)) {
               beep(200);